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cranium definition

cra·nium (krā′nē əm)

noun pl. craniums -·ni·ums or crania -·nia (-ə)

  1. the skull
  2. the bones forming the enclosure of the brain; brainpan
  3. the skull, excluding the lower jaw

Etymology: ML < Gr kranion < IE base *ker- > horn, L cerebrum, Ger hirn, brain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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